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Hong Kong travellers followed closely in third position with a 6 per cent share of total spend in the UK.

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US tourists were the second biggest spenders

Global Blue believe that the start of Ramadan may have softened the growth in spending from Middle Eastern visitors but it still did not put them off from ringing up large amounts at the tills.

Travellers from Qatar had the highest average spend per transaction at £1,642 in July.

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Chinese tourists accounted for 32 per cent of the total

Gordon Clark, Global Blue's managing director for UK and Ireland, said: “It has proved perfect timing for tourists visiting the UK, enjoying the British leisure, luxury and cultural offering during the summer season.

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It's the perfect time for tourists to visit the UK

"The cash injection we have seen off the back of this has been hugely beneficial for our tourism economy. As the pound still fluctuates, we hope the flurry of tourist activity to the UK has inspired others to follow suit and visit and shop in the UK, where they can see a large discount from exchange rate benefits, but also from tax-free shopping."